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Hokusei Gakuen University, The Department of English, School of Humanities invites applications for a tenure-track position as lecturer or associate professor in foreign language pedagogy (ESL/EFL concentration) or applied linguistics, including, but not limited to, areas such as curriculum development, testing, CALL, TEFL methodology, and teaching English to children. The position will start April 1, 2006.

By the time of appointment, applicants must: (1) be about 35 years of age or younger; (2) have completed the coursework for a Ph.D., OR have a master's degree and 3 years of experience or more in research and/or teaching, OR have qualifications equal to or higher than those stated above; and (3) have considerable expertise and experience in English language education. Non-native speakers of Japanese must have a sufficient command of Japanese to carry out campus-wide duties, such as communicating with office staff and participating in faculty meetings. Responsibilities include teaching English language-related courses, and lecture and seminar courses in EFL research and pedagogy and applied linguistics. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience, based on the University's pay scale.

Applicants should send, in hard copy and by registered mail with 'Application for English Teaching Position' written in red on the envelope: (1) a curriculum vitae and a list of publications and presentations (use forms prepared by the University), (2) up to 3 of your publications (those in English preferred; 1 copy each) and a letter of recommendation from someone such as your academic supervisor, and (3) an essay on 'How You Can Contribute to Education in the Department of English at Hokusei Gakuen University?' (in approximately 1,000 characters in Japanese or 700 words in English), to: Professor Tadao Noguchi, Dean, School of Humanities, at the address below.

Please request application forms from the Education and Research Support Office or visit our web site (http://www.hokusei.ac.jp/).

* Please be aware that Hokusei Gakuen University is founded on Christian (Protestant) principles. For further details, visit our web site (http://www.hokusei.ac.jp/).